2025 Favourite Releases

2025 Favourite Releases

Welcome fellow collectors to THE COLLECTORS COMMENTARY: A Physical Media Podcast. Hosted by Mark McManus and Ian Buckley, alongside regular physical media loving guests, the podcast examines the world of boutique label collectors editions via reviews, interviews and more. In our first episode of 2026, we look back at some of our favourite releases of 2025 Co-Host / Editor Ian Buckley Co-Host Mark McManus Find the podcast on social media: BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@collectorcompod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/collectorcompod.bsky.social] X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@collectorcompod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/CollectorComPod] Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/filmstories] Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://filmstories.co.uk/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Dark City

Welcome fellow collectors to THE COLLECTORS COMMENTARY: A Physical Media Podcast. Hosted by Mark McManus and Ian Buckley, alongside regular physical media loving guests, the podcast examines the world of boutique label collectors editions via reviews, interviews and more. In this episode, we leave 2025 with an epic look at Alex Proyas's dark sci-fi noir, Dark City, which recently got a fantastic new 4K restoration from Arrow. First up, Mark and Ian talk about the film and its new 4K release, including Arrow's usual extensive selection of new and archive features, then Ian is joined by fellow super-fan Mark Adams for a bumper-length deep-dive on the film, its themes and a whole lot more. Co-Host / Editor Ian Buckley Co-Host Mark McManus Find the podcast on social media: BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@collectorcompod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/collectorcompod.bsky.social] X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@collectorcompod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/CollectorComPod] Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/filmstories] Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://filmstories.co.uk/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Until The End Of The World

Welcome fellow collectors to THE COLLECTORS COMMENTARY: A Physical Media Podcast. Hosted by Mark McManus and Ian Buckley, alongside regular physical media loving guests, the podcast examines the world of boutique label collectors editions via reviews, interviews and a host more. In this episode, it's an At The Movies In The 90s crossover, as we chat about the sprawling Wim Wenders sci-fi Until The End Of The World, and its Criterion Collection Blu-ray release. Co-Host Ian Buckley Co-Host / Editor Mark McManus Find the podcast on social media: BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@collectorcompod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/collectorcompod.bsky.social] X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@collectorcompod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/CollectorComPod] Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/filmstories] Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://filmstories.co.uk/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

With Adrian Smith

Welcome fellow collectors to THE COLLECTORS COMMENTARY: A Physical Media Podcast. Hosted by Mark McManus and Ian Buckley, alongside regular physical media loving guests, the podcast examines the world of boutique label collectors editions via reviews, interviews and a whole host more. In this episode we chat with film lecturer and writer Dr Adrian Smith. Adrian's work can be seen, heard, and read on several boutique label collectors editions, and he's also the co-author of Norman J Warren: Gentleman of Terror, which explores the work of the British director. We chat about his work on some of those releases, how he got started as a contributor, his own collecting habits, and more. Co-Host Ian Buckley Co-Host / Editor Mark McManus Find the podcast on social media: BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@collectorcompod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/collectorcompod.bsky.social] X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@collectorcompod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/CollectorComPod] Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/filmstories] Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠ [https://filmstories.co.uk/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Nightbreed

Welcome fellow collectors to THE COLLECTORS COMMENTARY: A Physical Media Podcast. Hosted by Mark McManus and Ian Buckley, alongside regular physical media loving guests, the podcast examines the world of boutique label collectors editions via reviews, interviews and a host more. In this episode we chat with retro gaming journalist and collector Paul Monaghan (who also happens to work on the front line at high street media retailer HMV), about Arrow's incredible release of Nightbreed. Along the way there are plenty of tangents as we cover the ups and downs of being a collector, and the retail side of the the hobby. Co-Host Ian Buckley Co-Host / Editor Mark McManus Find the podcast on social media: BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@collectorcompod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/collectorcompod.bsky.social] X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@collectorcompod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/CollectorComPod] Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew] Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@filmstories⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/filmstories] Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.filmstories.co.uk⁠⁠⁠ [https://filmstories.co.uk/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]